The Ellobiidae Family includes 301 species comprising 5 subfamilies (Pythiinae (9 genus), Pedipedinae (7), Carychiinae (5), ...)
and 25 genus (Melampus (55 species), Carychium (39), Pythia (35), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : Gastropoda 
  Subclass    : Heterobranchia 
   Infraclass  : Euthyneura 
    Subterclass : Tectipleura 
     Superorder  : Eupulmonata 
      Order       : Ellobiida 
       Superfamily : Ellobioidea 
        Family      : Ellobiidae

Common name : hollow-shelled snails

Aspect : shell small ovoid, spindle-shaped, long and narrow opening with one to three teeth on the inner edge.

Feeding : destrivorous

Environment : mangroves, salt marshes

Ellobium incrassatum (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) (Subfamily Ellobiinae)